Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-08-19
REGULATING THE ssY.,,
The Order Made by the COmmissioners-
Freight Trains Only to Pass Over IL.

REGULATING THE SSY.>s
The Order Made by the COmmissioners-
Freight Trains Only tn Pass Over IL.
by the District Commissioners yesterday as men,
toned in The STAR forbidding the use of the
.'Y" BY passenger trains:
Whereas, The Baltimore and Ohio Railway Com
paDy Is operating a "Y" OF connecting tracks be-
tween the Washington and Metropolitan branches
OF said railway, approximately upon the line OF
street north between LIST and I'd streets east; and
Whereas, Section four, OF the act Of March B.
1885, authorizing the construction OF minor
branches requires the assent Of the corporate au-
thorities thereof and the authority to occupy and
operate the said "Y," is exercised by the COM
pany under and by virtue OF permit issued by the
Board OF Public Works, under date OF May 16,
1913 said permit being in terms subject to revoca
ZION oy the constituted authorities; and,
Whereas, The use OF said "Y" for the passage of
frequent trains at high rates OF speed has been the
subject OF repeated complaints from the occu-
pants or adjacent premises, and has been attended
py ACCIDENTS involving loss OF life and destruction
OF property which the company is apparently un-
Whereas, 1t does not appear that the continued
use OF said IS in any wise indispensable to the
transportation Iran either OF passengers or freight,
long trains that cannot be handled at the present
time on the main lines without serious inconveni.
ehce ana increased danger and embarrassment to
the passenger and other traffic; 1t is therefore
Ordered: That the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Co at once terminate the use OF said 'sY" for the
rent-traffic OF whatsoever nature save and except
only the transfer between the Washington and
metropolitan branches OF through freight trains,
IN number not exceeding four az each way daily;
and that the rate OF speed OF said through freight
Trains upon the ~" shall not exceed six (6) miles
per hour.
TWELVE MILES AN HOUR.
Inc District commissioners have announced an
amendment To the ,lafi fpor Spu
the rate Of speed at which railroad trains may run
IN the CITY from six to twelve miles an hour, and
nave nOtlned the presidents of the Baltimore and
ONO anu Baltimore and Potomac railroads.
He Tried to Die.
YOUNG NAN WHO WROTE A LETTER AND THEN At
TEMPTED SUICIDE.
Frank P. Hammill, a bartender was found wan
dering On Pennsylvania avenue, near AZ street,
last evening in a stupid condition. He was taken
10 the station-houSe, when 1t was found that he
mad taken dose Oflaudanum. He was removed to
providence Hospital, and will probably recover.
he mas been In an insane asylum, and his friends
MINK tnat he should return there in case he
RECEIVERS From letter found In bis pocket dated
August Ii addressed TO the world at large, 1t was
apparent that he intended suicide. Cards, wine
and disappointment in love are mentioned by him
as the cause Of his rash act. The letter says: The
woman love does not love me- and that is the
cause of this act. IL is my opinion that man
VINO loves, Is not loved in return, will seek con-
sell-deStructfOn and hell must follow. Goodbye
TO all. My best wishes, and may God take them
steps"
On another sheet Of paper he made the follow
Ing observation: I'm this long run OF life we Will
an drop 10 some temptation and the most we cam
not tell, and when 1t OvertakeS US we may try to
repent, but do say, in my best Judgment, that
When man who has seen as much OF this life as
nave cannot reform the best and easiest way to
get nd OF himself and friends is to die and dis
grace them no more"
The Receiving Reservoir.
GEN. NEIGs WRITES A STATEMENT ABOUT ITS SUR
ROUNDINGS AND CONDITION.
To the Editor of The EVENING STAR:
statement Is published that a late storm
swept into the receiving reservoir of the Wash
ington aqueduct the drainage OF SO square miles
or surrounding territory. The same paragraph
also states that the streams flowing into the reser
voir drain about 10 or IL square miles. The case
is not so bad as reported. The actual drainage
area OF the valleys above the dam across Little
Falls Branch, which creates this reservoir OF
56 acres, Is about 4, 600 acres or square miles,
unless my memory OF my original surveys greatly
errS- / ran out the lines or water shed, and re-
member them quite positively as inclOsing 1900
acres But mans memory IS not always TO be re-
Lied on alter AL interval OF "a years. But the
storm water of such Hood soon runs OF
through escapes provided for 1t, and md, the he
Potomac, which itself drains some thousands OF
square miles. Tocut antntercepting ditch around
TIC VI EcStTNUlT nave ROUu UQOTal
effect, but 1t Will not keep out OF our city the
drainage OF many square miles of cultivated and
uncultlvated land. The upper end OF the reser-
voir was originally exeavated to SUFFICIENT depth
with intention that all deposits settling at the
outlet OF the stream should he periodically dredged
out OF the basin. This could be done for from 10
TO 20 cents per cubic yard. But its necessity has
been overlooked, apparently, by those in charge.
There were means Tor allowing great floods TO
escape over the bye-pass and outlet, and other
means for drawing of, through the culvert
under the dan all waters that at any time APP
peared unfit for the city service To carry all flood
water around the reservoir will require large in
tercept1ng ditch. Houses below the dam have
been swept away by the stream when angry. This
happened during the work OF constructing the
dam. Nj. C.. MEIGS